Early Care & Education (ECE) and Out-of-School-Time (OST) workforce registries are integral to professional development systems. They are designed to verify, securely store and track the employment, training, and education accomplishments of ECE & OST teachers and providers. Professional registries across the country are designed to strengthen workforce preparation and exist to support, recognize, and represent those who care for children in ECE & OST care/education settings.
Registries are located within state government, in universities, or at non-profit organizations. They have different functions and vary in responsibilities across states but the underlying goal of creating a single, statewide workforce support system with a record of ECE/OST employment, education, and training remain constant.
Workforce registries provide crucial infrastructure to the workforce and quality improvement initiatives across the country. Performing more than two dozen functions, which vary by state, workforce registries:
- Provide Workforce Support
- Vehicle for Professional Development Systems
- Support Implementation of Child Care
Licensing Regulations - Act as Hub for the Early Learning System
- Strengthen Workforce Development,
Tracking and Recognition
Professional Registries Contribute to Quality in Early Care and Learning by supporting the people who care for children.
Registries Set Nationwide Goals
2017-2023
Workforce Registry National SOAR Goals:
Saturation
Increase the presence of early childhood and school-age
workforce registries nationally (saturation)
a. 100% of all workforce registries will collect provider data
b. Increase the number of registries that perform professional development approval processes
(i.e., trainer/training/sponsor approval) by 10%.
2. Increase the participation rates within individual workforce registries (saturation)
a. 55% of directors participating in registries in each registry
b. 50% of licensed providers participating in each registry
Note: For those registries exceeding the benchmarks, their benchmark will be 10% growth per year
Operations
3. Increase the effectiveness of registry operations for all types of collections (operations)
a. 50% of all registries are approved for Partnership Eligibility Review (PER)
b. Every registry to complete three public policy activities each year
4. Expand the best practice standards by outlining standards of operations and core data elements for
remaining registry functions (operations)
a. Expand PER to include data elements for the following functions: CCDBG training
requirements, training approval, trainer approval
Accountablity
5. Establish National Workforce Registry Alliance as the primary source of early childhood and
afterschool workforce data (accountability)
a. 100% of PER-approved registries provide data to the Alliance national dataset
b. 100% of registries contribute to the SOAR Goals and Benchmark tracking
6. Establish the registry as the primary source of workforce data in respective service delivery areas
(accountability)
a. 100% of registries contribute to some state data effort (provide record-level data to support
administrative functions for PD systems or aggregate-level data to support systems-level
decisions)
b. 75% of registries provide participants with real-time, permission-based access to data
Reciprocity
7. Increase the number of states using streamlined criteria for trainer/training/sponsor approval
(reciprocity)
a. 50% of registries will use the Alliance Training Organization Recognition in lieu of state
approval processes
8. Increase the acceptance of credentials and training among registries (reciprocity)
a. 33% of registries accept registry approved credentials and/or training from other states
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